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文不對題

简文不对题 · 繁文不對題

Mandarin · pinyin wén bù duì tí

irrelevant
beside the point

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文: wén · literature, culture, writing
不: bù · no, not; un-; negative prefix
對: duì · correct, right; facing, opposed
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对: duì · correct, right; facing, opposed
题: tí · forehead; title, headline; theme

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2–4–4–2 · wen2 bu4 dui4 ti2

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man4 bat1 deoi3 tai4

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(of writing or speech) to be beside the point; to be off-topic; to be irrelevant to the subject

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